Previous Events
10/12/10
Zhala Sabir
Director for Congressional and Academic Affairs, Kurdistan Regional Government
Date October 12, 2010Sponsors UCF Global Perspectives Office in a partnership with Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jay Garner, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, UCF Diplomacy Program, Sibille H. Pritchard Global Peace Fellowship program, UCF Global Peace and Security Studies Program, UCF Kurdish Political Studies Initiative, UCF LIFE, UCF Political Science Department, UCF Women's Research Center, UCF Women's Studies Program and Global Connections Foundation.
10/07/10
Climate Security Update
(a special presentation by the American Security Project, Washington, D.C.)
Date October 7, 2010, 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.Location UCF Student Union, Garden Key Room
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Topic Climate Security Update
Sponsors UCF Global Perspectives Office, The Sibille H. Pritchard Global Peace Fellowship program, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, UCF Office of Undergraduate Studies, UCF Global Peace and Security Studies Program, UCF Political Science Department, UCF International Services Center, UCF LIFE and the Global Connections Foundation
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A co-curricular component of the UCF General Education Program Unifying Theme: "The Environment and Global Climate Change" and a feature of the 2010-2011 university-wide themes "Global Peace and Security" and "The Environment, Energy and National/Global Security"
10/05/10
Anand Giridharadas
The New York Times columnist and author of India Calling
Date October 5, 2010, 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.Location UCF Student Union, Key West Ballroom
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Topic The Rise of India and What it Means for the World
Sponsors UCF Global Perspectives Office, The India Program at UCF, The Anil and Chitra Deshpande India Program Endowed Fund, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, Orlando Area Committee on Foreign Relations, UCF Political Science Department, UCF Nicholson School of Communication, UCF International Services Center, UCF LIFE and the Global Connections Foundation
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Classroom discussions and community meetings; a feature of the 2010-2011 "India Speakers Series"
9/27/10
Florida's Future: The Space Program and Beyond
(a national symposium sponsored by The Lou Frey Institute of Politics and Government at UCF, in a partnership with Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A.;The United States Association of Former Members of Congress; United States Department of Education; UCF College of Sciences; UCF Global Perspectives Office; UCF Department of Political Science; the Global Connections Foundation; and others)
Date September 27, 2010, 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.Location UCF Student Union, Pegasus Ballroom
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Topic Florida's Future: The Space Program and Beyond
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Invited Speakers - U.S. Senator Bill Nelson, FL; others TBA
9/23/10
Luis Alberto Urrea
Award-Winning author of The Devil's Highway
Date September 23, 2010, 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.Location UCF Student Union, Pegasus Ballroom
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Topic The Devil's Highway: A True Story of Illegal Immigration, Desperation and Greed
Sponsors UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Political Science Department, UCF Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies Program, UCF Department of English, UCF Hispanic American Student Association, UCF International Services Center, Lawrence Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, Sibille H. Pritchard Global Peace Fellowship program, UCF Global Peace and Security Studies Program, UCF LIFE, Orlando Rotary Club and the Global Connections Foundation
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Classroom discussions and community meetings; a feature of the 2010-2011 university-wide theme "Global Peace and Security"
9/09/10
Qubad Talabani
Representative to the United States, Kurdistan Regional Government
Date September 9, 2010, 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.Location UCF Student Union, Garden Key Room
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Topic Next Steps for the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq's Political Evolution
Sponsors UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Kurdish Political Studies Initiative, Sibille H. Pritchard Global Peace Fellowship program, UCF Political Science Department, UCF Global Peace and Security Studies Program, UCF Middle Eastern Studies Program, UCF Diplomacy Program, UCF Terrorism Studies Program, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, Orlando Area Committee on Foreign Relations, LarsonAllen LLP, UCF International Services Center, UCF LIFE and the Global Connections Foundation
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Classroom discussions and community meetings; a feature of the 2010-2011 university-wide theme "Global Peace and Security" and "Kurdish Speakers Series"
9/02/10
Jagdish N. Sheth
Founder, The India China America Institute, and author of Chindia Rising: How China and India Will Benefit Your Business
Date September 2, 2010, 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.Location UCF Student Union, Key West Ballroom
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Topic Chindia Rising
Sponsors UCF Global Perspectives Office, The India Program at UCF, The Anil and Chitra Deshpande India Program Endowed Fund, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, LarsonAllen LLP, UCF College of Business Administration, Daytona Beach Regional Chamber of Commerce, UCF Political Science Department, UCF International Services Center, UCF LIFE and the Global Connections Foundation
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Classroom discussions and community meetings; a feature of the 2010-2011 university-wide theme "India Speakers Series"
5/25/10
John Schindler
Professor, U.S. Naval War College, author of Unholy Terror: Bosnia, Al-Qa'ida, and the Rise of Global Jihad and former NSA Balkans expert
Date May 25 - 27, 2010Topic Political Violence in Europe and South Asia
Sponsors UCF Global Perspectives Office, Orlando Area Committee on Foreign Relations, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, LarsonAllen LLP, UCF Terrorism Studies Program, UCF Political Science Department and the Global Connections Foundation
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Classroom discussions and community meetings
4/15/10
Marc Prou
Executive Director, Haitian Studies Association, and Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts, Boston
Date April 15, 2010Sponsors UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Task Force H.O.P.E. for Haiti, UCF Haitian Studies Project, UCF Political Science Department, UCF Diplomacy Program, UCF Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies, UCF LIFE and the Global Connections Foundation
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Classroom discussions and community meetings
4/15/10
Luther Luedtke
President and CEO, Education Development Center, Inc.
Date April 15, 2010Sponsors UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Task Force H.O.P.E. for Haiti, UCF Haitian Studies Project, UCF Political Science Department, UCF Diplomacy Program, UCF Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies, UCF LIFE and the Global Connections Foundation
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